Meat Processing
USDA Inspected
What Makes Our Processor Special?
From the beginning, we got into farming as a reaction to the way conventionally raised livestock lived and died. I guess you could say that we decided to invest in building and certifying our own USDA inspected slaughter and processing facility for the very same reasons, with humane treatment of the animals standing out as the greatest influence.
We did not want to truck our animals to a slaughterhouse hours away, only to leave them in a pen with strange animals, people, sights and sounds. For us, losing control of the process at the time when you most need to ‘get it right’ felt unacceptable.
Today, Double Brook Farm is one of the only farms in the country with an on-farm USDA inspected abattoir – allowing us to slaughter and process our animals right here, where they were born and raised.
Completed in 2015, the facility was built using the designs of Dr. Temple Grandin – a thought leader in animal behavior and champion of humane treatment of livestock for slaughter.
Everything about the construction and our process is meant to reduce the stress of our animals.
They are led from our fields to the open air holding pen, and then through the chute, by a farmer they know. And because we manage our schedule from beginning to end, we can, and do, take our time every step of the way.
Finally, for the consumer, we are always 100% sure that the meat you are getting is the meat we raised.
As always…
The Food You Want From The Farmer You Know
Our Mission
The Food You Want From The Farmer You Know
Double Brook Farm works every day to provide the most delicious, nutrient-dense, and responsibly raised local food in the most sustainable way possible.
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Butcher Retail Shopping And Direct From Farm Animal Shares
With retail shopping at Brick Farm Butcher or animal shares & large orders from Double Brook Farm, we've got you covered for all occasions with pork, lamb, chickens, and turkeys. When you buy a share of a pig or lamb, either a whole or a 1/2, you are getting all of the cuts – packaged and frozen – from the animal. Our on-farm USDA inspected facility is
Busy Farmers and Farm Markets
We are deep into our stretch of turkey hatching right now in preparation for Thanksgiving. A farmer starts the season many many months (sometimes a year) in advance. We have turkeys of every stage…and personality. The newly hatched poult – very curious and chatty. These guys are a day old! …
A True Farm To Table Experience In A Renovated 1800’s Farmhouse
In addition to our pastured meat, Brick Farm Tavern sources from and supports the local farming community, offering a menu loaded with the best flavors of the Hopewell Valley and beyond. Coined “one of the country’s truest pasture-to-table experience” – The Tavern is the perfect showcase for how our pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, eggs, and beef shine when given gourmet treatment, and is the only
shop our products
Butcher Retail Shopping And Direct From Farm Animal Shares
With retail shopping at Brick Farm Butcher or animal shares & large orders from Double Brook Farm, we've got you covered for all occasions with pork, lamb, chickens, and turkeys. When you buy a share of a pig or lamb, either a whole or a 1/2, you are getting all of the cuts – packaged and frozen – from the animal. Our on-farm USDA inspected facility is
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We are deep into our stretch of turkey hatching right now in preparation for Thanksgiving. A farmer starts the season many many months (sometimes a year) in advance. We have turkeys of every stage…and personality. The newly hatched poult – very curious and chatty. These guys are a day old! …
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In addition to our pastured meat, Brick Farm Tavern sources from and supports the local farming community, offering a menu loaded with the best flavors of the Hopewell Valley and beyond. Coined “one of the country’s truest pasture-to-table experience” – The Tavern is the perfect showcase for how our pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, eggs, and beef shine when given gourmet treatment, and is the only
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